Controls

Guide to movement, combat inputs and useful menu shortcuts in Flowbound: Masters of Four, a PC elemental arena fighter where players aim their own attacks. For practice without another player, open Esc → Play → VS AI; Build 22 lets players choose the AI’s element and can open a pers

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The Controls guide covers movement, combat inputs, and useful menu shortcuts in Flowbound: Masters of Four, a PC elemental arena fighter where players aim their own attacks. Get comfortable with your chosen kit before entering a first match, using the introductory learning sequence and AI practice options below.

Start With the Basics

Flowbound’s combat uses Fire, Water, Earth, or Air kits in duels and team fights. Because players aim their own attacks, learning the controls involves both operating your kit and becoming comfortable directing its attacks.

The available information does not include a complete movement or combat keybind list. It confirms the practice-menu shortcut, but not specific keys for movement, individual attacks, or other combat actions. Use the learning sequence below to get started without relying on unverified bindings.

Step-by-Step Practice Walkthrough

1. Begin With First Steps

The accompanying Beginner Guide recommends starting with First Steps before moving on to the dojo and an AI fight. Follow that order if you are learning the game for the first time.

Your initial goal is to become comfortable with the controls before taking a kit into a first match. Treat movement and aimed attacks as the main areas to familiarize yourself with, rather than rushing directly into a duel or team fight.

2. Try the Dojo

After First Steps, try the dojo, which is the next part of the recommended beginner sequence.

Use this stage to continue getting comfortable with the controls before facing an AI opponent. The available information does not specify the dojo’s exercises or individual input prompts, so there is no verified sequence of movement or attack commands to reproduce here.

3. Open AI Practice

When you are ready to practice without finding another player:

1. Press Esc to open the menu.
2. Select Play.
3. Select VS AI.

The confirmed shortcut is Esc → Play → VS AI. This is the most useful documented menu route for moving from introductory practice to an opponent-based session without arranging a match with another player.

4. Check Build 22 Practice Options

If you are playing Build 22, you can choose the AI’s element. That build also supports opening your own hub for offline practice.

These options are specifically documented for Build 22. If you are using another build, the available information does not establish whether the same choices or offline-practice behavior are present.

5. Get Comfortable Before Your First Match

Continue practicing until you feel comfortable controlling your kit and aiming its attacks. This follows the guide’s recommendation to learn the controls before taking a kit into a first match.

Flowbound supports both duels and team fights, but the available controls information does not provide separate input instructions for those formats. The preparation described here therefore focuses on the shared basics: movement, combat inputs, and player-aimed attacks.

Confirmed Menu Shortcut and Practice Features

Control Reference Limits

A full keyboard-and-mouse reference is not established by the available information. In particular, no exact bindings are supplied for movement or combat actions, so this guide does not assign keys to them.

For a supported starting route, follow First Steps → dojo → AI fight, then use Esc → Play → VS AI whenever you want to return to practice without finding another player.

References

• [src-1] Military Jet Aircraft

Community-Reported Details

These facts come from community guides, videos or wikis. They are not official statements; verify in-game before relying on them.

purpose

Covers movement, combat inputs and the most useful menu shortcuts.

evidence_type

community

game

Flowbound: Masters of Four

platform

PC; the accompanying How to Play guide points players to the official Windows build.

combat_context

Players aim their own attacks and use a Fire, Water, Earth or Air kit in duels and team fights.

practice_menu_shortcut

Open Esc → Play → VS AI to practice without finding another player.

build_22_practice_options

In Build 22, players can choose the AI’s element, and the game can open their own hub for offline practice.

suggested_learning_sequence

Get comfortable with the controls before taking a kit into a first match. The accompanying Beginner Guide recommends starting First Steps, trying the dojo and then fighting an AI.

Sources

• Flowbound Wiki | Masters of Four Game Guide
• Military Jet Aircraft